The Open Office Is the Worst Invention of the 20th Century

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The open office is the worst invention, you know, of the twentieth century. Andi i'm a little concerned about the the directions that i seeit taking. If we're in a space that was somebody else's yesterday and will be somebody else's to morrow, i don't know how much identification we can really with that space. We have an opportunity to rethink the spaces in which we do our work.

Modern life has not been easy on our brains. Average IQ scores rose steadily throughout the last century. Now they appear to be leveling off. The problem, according to neuroscientists, may be that we have reached our neurobiological limits. Our brains simply can’t work any harder. Luckily, science writer Annie Murphy Paul has a solution. In her bold new book, “The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain,” she draws on a wealth of scientific research to show that we’re smarter when we get out of our heads. By offloading our memories onto our phones, making decisions based on our bodily sensations, using tactile tools to solve abstract problems, drawing inspiration from our surroundings, and arguing with our friends, we can access intelligence that exists beyond the confines of our craniums. In this episode, Annie explains how to do it.